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DSST Introduction To The Modern Middle East
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1. British administrator in Egypt - later the Earl of Cromer; reformed economy to improve peasants while still maintaining commercial interests there.
Arab Socialism
Safavid Empire
Saddam Husayn
Evelyn Baring
2. Secularist political party founded in 1947 - mixing Arab nationalist and Arab socialist interests - opposed to what it sees as 'Western imperialism' and calling for the 'renaissance' or 'resurrection' of the Arab World and its unity into one state.
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3. A system used by the Ottomans whereby subjects were divided into religious communities - with each millet (nation) enjoying autonomous self-government under its religious leaders.
Jizya
Camp David Accords
Caliphate
Millet System
4. Group of young Egyptian military officers - led by Nasser - which overthrew the monarchy and British advisors in 1952.
Millet System
Jurji Zaydan
Capitulations
Free Officers
5. A war fought in June - 1967 - between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt - Jordan - and Syria - in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory. Also called the June War.
Six-Day War
Saddam Husayn
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Abdallah
6. 'Shaking off;' Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip - beginning in 1987.
Intifada
Great Revolt of 1936-1939
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Saddam Husayn
7. A conflict - lasting from 1853 to 1856 - in which the Ottoman Empire - with the aid of Britain and France - halted Russian expansion in the region of the Black Sea.
Crimean War
Ibn Sa'ud
Reza Khan
Hizbollah
8. Creator of the Pan-Arabism movement - which advocates the creation of a united Arab state.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Capitulations
Millet System
Jurji Zaydan
9. 1989. End of Lebanon civil war. Gave Muslims greater role in politics. Reduced authority of President. Changed religious representation in parliament to make it more equal.
Taif Accord
Ba'th Party
Mehmet Ali
Jurji Zaydan
10. Ottoman sultan called the 'Conqueror'; responsible for conquest of Constantinople in 1453; destroyed what remained of Byzantine Empire.
United Arab Republic
Taif Accord
Jurji Zaydan
Mehmed II
11. A Palestine-wide rebellion against Zionists and British; put down harshly by the latter.
Great Revolt of 1936-1939
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Shi'a
Seljuk Empire
12. July 26 - 1956 - Nasser (leader of Egypt) nationalized the Suez Canal - Oct. 29 - British - French and Israeli forces attacked Egypt. Egypt defeated its opponents soundly - with Soviet backing.
Sa'd Zaghlul
Oslo Accord
Suez Crisis
Abdallah
13. Branch of Islam believing that God vests leadership of the community in a descendant of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. Mainly found in Iran and a small part of Iraq. It is the state religion of Iran.
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14. First leader of PLO- Palestinian liberation organization. Used aggressive terrorism to try to destroy Israel. Very actice throughout the 1970's and 1980's. To try to make peace with Israel - was put incharge of Palestinean Authority (PA).
Maronite
Yasir Arafat
Ibn Sa'ud
Abdallah
15. Son of Sharif Husayn; leader of Arab Revolt; later king of Iraq.
Valide Sultan
Faysal
Hizbollah
Sunni
16. Albanian; went to Eygpt with the Ottoman expeditionary force to drive out the French; ruler of Eygpt; instituted several Westernized reforms; put private lands under state control.
Mehmet Ali
Hizbollah
Capitulations
Sa'd Zaghlul
17. Socialism which emphasized the state's responsibility for guiding the economy. Usually went hand in hand with strong authoritarian governments. Unlike Marxism - it takes Islam into account - has an element of nationalism to it - and lacks a proletari
Arab Socialism
Hizbollah
Six-Day War
Muhammad Mosaddiq
18. The mother of an Ottoman Sultan - ruler of the harem and a very powerful woman - especially if her son was very young.
Suez Crisis
Sa'd Zaghlul
Ottoman Empire
Valide Sultan
19. Brought most of the tribes of Najd under his authority and allied with Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab to create the state of Saudi Arabia - defeating the House of Rashid and the Ottoman Empire.
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20. An empire formed by Turkish and Persian Sunnis - lasting from 1037 to 1194 A.D.
Camp David Accords
Intifada
Abdallah
Seljuk Empire
21. The majority branch of Islam - whose members acknowledge the first four caliphs as the rightful successors of Muhammad.
Sunni
Faysal
Jurji Zaydan
Taif Accord
22. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem from 1921 to 1948 - famous for his cooperation with the Nazis against the Jews.
Mohammed Amin al-Husayni
Baghdad Pact
Free Officers
Saddam Husayn
23. Party of God. Shi'a militant organization that called for the creation of an Islamic state in Lebanon
Free Officers
Ibn Sa'ud
Hizbollah
Muhammad Mosaddiq
24. Peace treaty between Egypt and Israel - signed in 1979. Israel agreed to withdraw its military from the Gaza Strip and West Bank; Egypt recognized Israel as a state.
Faysal
Iran-Iraq War
Free Officers
Camp David Accords
25. A form of Islamic constitutional republic.
Caliphate
Millet System
Young Turks
Abdallah
26. The democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran who helped nationalize the oil industry. He was overthrown by a CIA coup in 1963.
Reza Khan
Muhammad Mosaddiq
Balfour Declaration
Mehmed II
27. With help from the British (specifically - T.E. Lawrence) - Sharif Husayn bin Ali of Mecca led a revolt against the Ottoman Empire - in order to create an independent Arab nation. He won the battle - but received no country.
Mehmed II
Faysal
Arab Socialism
Arab Revolt of 1916
28. An agreement brokered by Norway after months of secret negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993. By its terms Israel and the PLO recognized each other.
Six-Day War
Oslo Accord
Anwar Sadat
Abdul Mejid II
29. The last caliph of Islam from the Ottoman Dynasty.
Abdul Mejid II
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Ba'th Party
Jizya
30. Statement issued by Britain's Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in 1917 favoring the establishment of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine.
Arab Socialism
Tanzimat
Balfour Declaration
Arab Revolt of 1916
31. The largest Christian group in Lebanon.
Young Turks
Ba'th Party
Free Officers
Maronite
32. Shi'ite philosopher and cleric who led the overthrow of the shah of Iran in the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and created an Islamic republic.
Abdul Mejid II
Ayatollah Khomeini
Tanzimat
Arab Revolt of 1916
33. A failed union of Egypt and Syria under Nasser that lasted from 1958 to 1961.
Muhammad Mosaddiq
United Arab Republic
Sunni
Capitulations
34. A war (1990-1991) that took place between Iraq and the U.S./Kuwait started by Iraq invading Kuwait; First non-containment based war since WWII; Often referred to as Operation Desert Storm; Iraq lost badly.
1973 Yom Kippur War
First Gulf War
Sunni
Capitulations
35. Son of Sharif Husayn; ruler of Trans-Jordan and later first king of Jordan.
Seljuk Empire
Intifada
Valide Sultan
Abdallah
36. 'Restructuring' reforms by the nineteenth-century Ottoman rulers - intended to move civil law away from the control of religious elites and make the military and the bureacracy more efficient.
Intifada
Tanzimat
'Urabi Revolt
Mehmet Ali
37. Took power following the overthrow of the monarchy. Came to power in 1954; Suez crisis was two years later. Gained great reputation at home for his handling of the crisis. Espoused a form of Pan-Arabism called Nasserism - resulting in Egypt joining w
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Taif Accord
Mehmed II
38. Prime Minister - then Shah of Iran: Goal was to free Iran from foreign rule and modernize it - but was less successful than his contemporary - Ataturk.
Great Revolt of 1936-1939
Reza Khan
Oslo Accord
Mehmet Ali
39. Turkish nationalist leader who became the first president of modern Turkey in the 1920's and set about to modernize and Westernize Turkey - including making it more secular. Lasted for 15 years.
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Iran-Iraq War
Baghdad Pact
Oslo Accord
40. Uprising in Egypt led by Ahmad Urabi. Despite wide support - it was crushed by the British.
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41. Iraq invaded Iran on September 22 - 1980 - following a long history of border disputes and triggered by an assassination attempt on their foreign minister.
Shi'a
Iran-Iraq War
Mohammed Amin al-Husayni
Taif Accord
42. Agreements between the Ottoman Empire and European powers that gave European bankers and merchants high advantages.
Capitulations
'Urabi Revolt
1948 Arab-Israeli War
Yasir Arafat
43. Islamic state founded by Osman in northwestern Anatolia ca. 1300. After the fall of the Byzantine Empire - the Ottoman Empire was based in Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) from 1453 to 1922. After World War I - the Allies partitioned it into protec
Ottoman Empire
Mehmed II
Sa'd Zaghlul
Faysal
44. Leader of Egyptian's nationalist Wafd party; his exile by the British brought about the 1919 Egyptian Revolution - and later negotiations led to limited Egyptian independence in 1922.
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45. Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked - drove the Syrians back - and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt.
Balfour Declaration
Mehmet Ali
Maronite
1973 Yom Kippur War
46. Group of revolutionary and nationalistic Turks who revolted against Ottoman empire in 1908 - attempting to bring reform - and then sided with the central powers in WWI.
Six-Day War
Mehmed II
Young Turks
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
47. A loyal member of the Ba'th party and the dictator of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. Extended the Ba'th influence in all aspects of Iraqi society.
Saddam Husayn
Balfour Declaration
Ayatollah Khomeini
Abdul Mejid II
48. 1955 - A treaty supported by the West that united the defenses of Iraq - Turkey - Pakistan - and Iran - to counter the threat of the expansion of the Soviet Union.
Baghdad Pact
Taif Accord
Free Officers
Capitulations
49. Zionist leaders declared independence and declared the Republic of Israel. Syria - Lebanon - Jordan - Egypt and Iraq refused to recognize the nation and went to war. Arabs invaded - Israeli won.
Crimean War
Arab Revolt of 1916
Mehmet Ali
1948 Arab-Israeli War
50. Iranian kingdom (1502-1722) established by Ismail Safavi - who declared Iran a Shi'ite state. It claimed power based on its blood ties to Muhammad.
Anwar Sadat
Safavid Empire
Shi'a
Taif Accord